Trending ombre purple haircolor

I'm usually a lazy all-natural girl who grimaces at resorting to chemicals to maintain my outer appearances, but there is one thing I dream of trying when I'm old and graying...to dye my granny hair PURPLE! Thanks to the inspiration from this old-lady character (Mrs. Slocombe) portrayed by actress Mollie Sugden in Are You Being Served? on the PBS channel that I grew up watching. I had no clue what the show was about, but I enjoyed seeing the changing hair colors from this old lady:

I was also re-inspired when I saw this picture on Instagram recently from one of my favorite fashion blogger, Ella Catliff of La Petite Anglaise. Her friend with the gorgeous purple ombre hair! Perfection!